Drifting Away - Analyzing the Four Flavors Of Wario Ware Inc's "Hit Single"

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Here's analysis of a song that's been stuck in my head ever since playing Wario Ware Inc. Megamicrogames for the GBA :)

Note on Title/Composer:

https://vgmdb.net/album/4341

^This album's credits are also my primary source for Ryoji Yoshitomi composing this specific song...researching specific tunes from the original outing gets a bit tricky, especially since they re-used a bit of music from the Wario Land series. I've seen translations that credit the song I cover in this video as both "Voices Being Carried on the Waves" and "Drifting Away", and I'm guessing that one is a more literal/direct translation of the words into English, and the other is closer to the metaphorical intent of the original Japanese title. Also, I am aware that the different sections of this tune are often referred to as corresponding to different season names like "Spring" and "Summer" (which is supported by this album's listing). However without finding a complete list of the parts confirming this directly from Nintendo, I didn't want to analyze it within this scope...

If anybody has additional info on credits (including who the singer might be??) feel free to let me know!

Interview with a member of the team (which made me lol):
http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/fe...

Nintendo B-side Album containing live arrangements of Drifting Away:
https://vgmdb.net/album/4341



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